Birmingham City University

Overall a good university lecture/seminar, general teaching wise however the university itself is quite small for the amount of students that attend it. Study areas are usually full and hard to find complete quiet areas to study

The uni is quite good, it has amazing facilities including the library and the IT utilities. Help is given in all areas for every course as well as financially and mentally. They also have an accommodation office that is happy to help to fit your needs. There are also jobs and volunteering available for students to build experience on outside their education.

QS student. The course always feels like it's lacking something. Whether it be adequate working areas or teacher who take the time to hmunderstand students

I attend BCU as I have lived in Birmingham my entire life and wanted a university I could easily drive to. Facilities are generally very good - lots of areas for students to work in with computers however they usually become full pretty quickly especially around deadline weeks. My course is okay, some of the teachers are extremely outdated and should probably retire but generally quite organised and easy to obtain a first - 2:1 grade. Marking of assignments is always promised to be returned within 20 days and this NEVER happens. Student union is essentially non-existent - there is a very small pub but that's basically it. I commute to uni and there is only one car park which is so expensive and often used by people who don't attend the university and instead just want to park in Birmingham - I wish some sort of student parking cars was issued for the MP carpark and not for the NCP one which is a good 10 minute walk away from the city centre campus. I would recommend BCU to friends however I do think there are better unis to attend in the UK.

While the university as a whole is excellent, there are certain aspects that could be improved. For example the learning facilities. The lecture halls are fantastic, however, when it comes to independent learning, it is difficult to find a space to sit down to work. It takes near enough 30 minutes once walking throughout the entire building including all floors before finding somewhere to sit down. This could be improved upon as time is wasted finding a seat somewhere. In addition to this, the criminology course leaders should explain clearly on how the overall grading system works when it comes to getting the final degree. I think it would be beneficial if it was explained which modules counted towards the final grade or if it was just those with the highest grade that counted and how those grades impacted upon the final year.

The pharmacy course is of poor quality, the work placements are of poor quality and whenever there is an assignment or exam, the marking criteria is very vague and open to some serious interpretation. The people on the course are not the friendliest; people form their little groups early on a

The university as overall is on a good track to be a good university. The building are good but they still have some work to do. It should have a specific building for the student union and a for a campus shop which at this current moment they are part of the curzon building. The food at the canteen is overpriced and it does not really offer a variety of options especially for people who are vegetarian. The course that I am in Accounting and Finance is structured quite well as the lessons are delivered by people who have been or are still in the industry. It's very practical and the staff is very supportive to students. The faculty careers services has been a major reason why I have managed to secure a Placement. They have been supportive and always provides constructive feedback when it comes to things such as CV Cover letter.

The building is beautiful, it's really spacious and has a lot of room for socialising as well as studying. However, programs might be confusing to understand sometimes such as assignments, etc. As well as this, teaching could also be a little better, some teachers can be quite plain or seminars can sometimes feel like lectures because of how dull they can be as well as some teachers not being able to communicate or explain properly. However, the course (law) is still very interesting, even though it can be hard at times and a lot on your plate, there is still support and it's not impossible ! Teachers and lecturers, can be very supportive and helpful when you individually ask them for more help or to explain something better, but you need to do it for yourself and get information for yourself! Things won't just come your way

The campus itself is great nice and new all up to date. However the lectures treat you like your in preschool; put your hand up for registration and was actually once told not to touch the sheets on the table while the lecture left the room! I had one or two good lectures but the others were useless and where no help when it came to any questions you needed answering.

Modern buildings, adequate study space and excellent services. Lacking in organisation in the law department, especially for contract law, but other than that fairly happy.

Great campus and challenging course. As an international student, I can say that it was a good change and a better experience. I’ve met a lot of people!

The university buildings are clean and new the staff are all incredibly helpful in the curzon building especially the libary. Unfortunately, I do not feel the societies or student union offer enough in terms of catering for everyone.

Birmingham City offers a lot of careers advice opportunities and plenty of places and people you can talk to if you have problems. They struggle however with telling students what events are happening, in and out of uni. They don’t really tell you what resources and opportunities are available to you so you end up missing out on a lot. Not really sure what my £9,000 is paying for. Certainly ain’t printer ink anyway

Good uni, great campus and fab tutors.Course is very good and the equipment is good quality. coffee shops spotted around campus are great for studying, i use them all the time.

The campus is very compact and has good facilities for creative courses, also my course (architecture) offers extra sessions where students can get help.

Decent uni good facilities could be better teaching I don't really know too much about it as I travel from home and don't spend me time there.

Staff aren't most helpful in labs and tutorials, overall good place

Clean campus, teaching is pretty standard Food is standard. Wish they had up to date lecturers to teach labs and lectures. Could so with some support for students who are struggling to grasp course content

Overall a good university for student experience but really lacks respect for disabled students which should not be a thing.